All Entries Tagged With: "Mike Tomlin"
As for Tomlin … enough never enough
Two weeks from tomorrow night, in front of a nation’s insatiable pro football audience, Mike Tomlin will begin his third season as the head coach of the Steelers with nothing to accomplish that he hasn’t already.
Mike Tomlin helps his hometown
Mike Tomlin couldn’t hope to acknowledge every text. His Pittsburgh Steelers had just won the most dramatic Super Bowl ever, and his phone was buzzing non-stop.
But this message demanded a prompt response. No matter his fatigue, the predawn hour or sleepless day ahead.
“How can we make the camp bigger?” Tomlin replied to Carl Francis, his [...]
Tomlin stresses importance of fatherhood
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is a father of three and knows better than anyone how valuable spending time with his kids is.
“For me this time of year I don’t do too much unless it involves my kids,” said Tomlin, who keeps a hectic schedule during football season and takes advantage of every free moment [...]
How Tomlin Wins- On The Field and Off
Entering his third season as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike Tomlin has become more popular than his predecessor, Bill Cowher.
This isn’t just because Cowher has upset Pittsburgh sports fans recently by adopting the Carolina Hurricanes as his favorite hockey team.
It is primarily because Tomlin’s Steelers won the Super Bowl in his second [...]
Coach Tomlin’s Greatest Test Lies Ahead
Deep in thought?
Coach Tomlin has added his own piece of silverware to the Pittsburgh Steelers un-matched collection of NFL royalties. He longer has the monkey on his back. Although it was never directly said, when Coach Tomlin earned the job, he was instantly expected to do what his predeccors Noll and Cowher achieved. Win a [...]
Mike Tomlin, Steelers’ head coach, says ‘faith is who we are all the time’
Since becoming head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers two years ago, Mike Tomlin has talked often of his appreciation and respect for former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy, who first brought him into the NFL as an assistant coach.
Until this week’s Super Bowl XLIII between the Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals, Tomlin had never [...]
Tomlin’s ability to listen, manage personalities leads to Super success
There is an unmistakable fidelity about Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, an air of wisdom and assuredness that belies his 36 years.
He is a Super Bowl-winning coach now — the youngest ever — and he accomplished it while coaching in his 36th NFL game. Think about that — 36 years old, 36 games in, [...]
Bucs’ Morris Can Learn A Lot From His Buddy In Pittsburgh
Watching Mike Tomlin now, it almost seems funny to remember how many eyebrows were raised two years ago when Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney made him the surprise choice as the team’s new head coach.
He is just the third Steelers coach since 1969, so while this job isn’t a lifetime appointment it’s about the closest [...]
Tomlin becomes youngest coach to win Super Bowl
Never pretty. Never perfect. That’s head coach Mike Tomlin’s mantra for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But after Sunday night’s come-from-behind 27-23 victory against the Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl, Tomlin’s found something pretty to add to the team’s trophy case.
Steelers’ Tomlin named Coach of the Year
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has been rewarded for his efforts this season by being named the 2008 Motorola NFL Coach of the Year.
“It’s a tremendous honor,” said Tomlin, who guided the Steelers to the Super Bowl in his second season at the helm.
Pittsburgh recorded a 12-4 record in the regular season under Tomlin [...]
Tomlin shows you can go home again
Apparently, in the case of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, you can go home again.
In leading the Steelers to Super Bowl XLIII against the Arizona Cardinals at Raymond James Stadium, Tomlin returns to the location of his first NFL job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Tomlin spent five seasons as Tampa Bay’s secondary coach before leaving in [...]
